AUSTRALIA could parachute uncapped Brendan McKibbin on to their replacements bench for Saturday’s Millennium Stadium Test with Wales.

The uncapped scrum-half was interviewed by the media just 90 minutes after arriving in Cardiff yesterday morning.

Despite suffering from jet-lag following a long and gruelling journey from his home in Sydney, he then headed off for his first training session with the Wallabies.

“I woke up to a text message quite early on Monday morning (Aussie time) from Wallaby team manager Rob Egerton saying I was to replace Brett Sheehan who was unfortunately injured,” said a weary McKibben.

Sheehan damaged an ankle during last weekend’s 22-19 victory over Italy in Florence and McKibben is expected to be Nick Phipps’ deputy against struggling European champions Wales.

“I packed, went to a Waratahs training session and jumped on an aeroplane that afternoon,” explained McKibben.

“I’m extremely fatigued from the flight but I’m excited to be here for a potential Test debut against Wales.”

Meanwhile, Australia’s magnificent seven David Pocock is likely to make his first Test start for three months after overcoming knee and calf injuries.